How are homes heated in Sharon Springs, KS?

Name: Heating fuel in Sharon Springs, KS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Sharon Springs, used by 87.8% (±4.5 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

7.0% heat with electricity.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 87.8% (±4.5 points)
Electricity: 7.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Sharon Springs

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Sharon Springs	Wallace County	Kansas	United States
Utility gas	87.8% (±4.5 points)	66.4%	63.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±8.7 points)	0.0%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	7.0% (±3.4 points)	9.7%	26.9%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	4.3% (±3.4 points)	20.9%	7.8%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±8.7 points)	2.5%	1.2%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±8.7 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±8.7 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.9% (±1.0 points)	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±8.7 points)	0.0%	0.3%	1.2%

The survey asks which fuel is used most to heat the home, so a home with a heat pump and an oil backup is counted once, under the one it uses most.

In Sharon Springs, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Wallace County (0.0%).

It is not measurably different from Kansas (0.2%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (3.9%).

In Sharon Springs, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Wallace County (9.7%).

It is also lower than in Kansas (26.9%).

It is lower than the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Sharon Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sharon Springs
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Sharon Springs	—	7.0% (±3.4 points)	—
Sharon Springs Township	3.3 mi	6.0% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Wallace	8.6 mi	0.0% (±65.4 points)	Not measurably different
Weskan Township	10 mi	14.3% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Wallace Township	11 mi	7.3% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Harrison Township (Wallace County)	13 mi	37.1% (±30.0 points)	Not measurably different
Western Township	19 mi	30.8% (±41.6 points)	Not measurably different
McAllaster Township	21 mi	4.8% (±17.3 points)	Not measurably different
McPherson Township (Sherman County)	22 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes heated by fuel oil across Wallace County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Sharon Springs	0.0% (±8.7 points)
1 (tie)	Wallace	0.0% (±65.4 points)
1 (tie)	Harrison Township (Wallace County)	0.0% (±48.2 points)
1 (tie)	Sharon Springs Township	0.0% (±7.3 points)
1 (tie)	Wallace Township	0.0% (±44.5 points)
1 (tie)	Weskan Township	0.0% (±21.0 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Sharon Springs

What is the most common way to heat a home in Sharon Springs?

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Sharon Springs, used by 87.8% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Sharon Springs heat with oil?

0.0% (±8.7 points) of occupied homes in Sharon Springs use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Sharon Springs have electric heat?

7.0% (±3.4 points) of occupied homes in Sharon Springs heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sharon Springs city, Kansas

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DP04_0063PE, DP04_0063PM, DP04_0066PE, DP04_0066PM, DP04_0065PE, DP04_0065PM, DP04_0064PE, DP04_0064PM, DP04_0068PE, DP04_0068PM, DP04_0069PE, DP04_0069PM, DP04_0067PE, DP04_0067PM, DP04_0070PE, DP04_0070PM, DP04_0071PE, DP04_0071PM

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